Hello there, Gonna document my v8 swap, and probably post a lot of misinformation within this thread. Fingers crossed.
About three years ago i moved to Austin and befriended a man who would be the sole inspiration to this build. While his car isnt an e30, or even a bmw, that thing rules! he owns a VH45 swapped 240sx (4.5lt v8 from infiniti q45)
. I really dont care for 240's, and this thing has way too much poke, way too much stretch, far too many stickers, and theres a fucking hole in the hood because the stupid engine doesnt fit! But for some reason it works.
So after a few rides in this car and with very little consideration, a v8 swap was ingrained into my head for my baby.
A year or two passed and my m20 finally started to crap out on me, so i decided it was time. Bought a motorcycle to commute while the car was down and started researching like mad. About a month goes by without any progress, due to a few unexpected occurrences. And one day my bike quits on me. Turns out the PO (one of my good friends at the time) never did any maintenance on it, turns out my bike ran dry and the engine seized, FML. Now i'm without a car and a motorcycle, leaves me with the bus and my bmx bike. Needing transportation i bought an m20 from a town a few hours away for cheap and spent the next 6 months putting it in (car was across town).
Finally got it running and driving, and i'm stoked. Now that brings us to about 3 months ago. 3 weeks ago i was driving home from work in this torrential downpour. i'm a mile away from home a cab cuts me off on the inside lane, so naturally i swerve to avoid him. Lo and behold theres a fucking lake sized puddle in front of me! Not knowing what to do i decided "fuck it" and hammered through at full speed, mid lake however my car decided it wasn't having it and she died on me. So there i sat, wallowing in my car waiting for AAA to come because i can't get out and push because i'm sitting in a foot of water. Hydrolocked the ol' gal and now she sounds like a machine gun when ran. The worst part about it though is that the puddle destroyed my IS lip and Ryan G splitter! UUUGGGHHH:firehop::firehop::firehop:!!!! So now after much consideration, a few lucky coincidences, and a lot of peer pressure, the time has come!
My build will start out fast but die very soon as a have some funds saved up but not enough for the whole project. I have decided to go the m62 route with the m60 stuff bolted on for obd1. unless someone can convince me otherwise.
About three years ago i moved to Austin and befriended a man who would be the sole inspiration to this build. While his car isnt an e30, or even a bmw, that thing rules! he owns a VH45 swapped 240sx (4.5lt v8 from infiniti q45)
. I really dont care for 240's, and this thing has way too much poke, way too much stretch, far too many stickers, and theres a fucking hole in the hood because the stupid engine doesnt fit! But for some reason it works.
So after a few rides in this car and with very little consideration, a v8 swap was ingrained into my head for my baby.
A year or two passed and my m20 finally started to crap out on me, so i decided it was time. Bought a motorcycle to commute while the car was down and started researching like mad. About a month goes by without any progress, due to a few unexpected occurrences. And one day my bike quits on me. Turns out the PO (one of my good friends at the time) never did any maintenance on it, turns out my bike ran dry and the engine seized, FML. Now i'm without a car and a motorcycle, leaves me with the bus and my bmx bike. Needing transportation i bought an m20 from a town a few hours away for cheap and spent the next 6 months putting it in (car was across town).
Finally got it running and driving, and i'm stoked. Now that brings us to about 3 months ago. 3 weeks ago i was driving home from work in this torrential downpour. i'm a mile away from home a cab cuts me off on the inside lane, so naturally i swerve to avoid him. Lo and behold theres a fucking lake sized puddle in front of me! Not knowing what to do i decided "fuck it" and hammered through at full speed, mid lake however my car decided it wasn't having it and she died on me. So there i sat, wallowing in my car waiting for AAA to come because i can't get out and push because i'm sitting in a foot of water. Hydrolocked the ol' gal and now she sounds like a machine gun when ran. The worst part about it though is that the puddle destroyed my IS lip and Ryan G splitter! UUUGGGHHH:firehop::firehop::firehop:!!!! So now after much consideration, a few lucky coincidences, and a lot of peer pressure, the time has come!
My build will start out fast but die very soon as a have some funds saved up but not enough for the whole project. I have decided to go the m62 route with the m60 stuff bolted on for obd1. unless someone can convince me otherwise.
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